Welcome …

In my younger days I was described by Broken Pencil Magazine as “equal parts Voltaire, Jane Jacobs, Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Green and Michael Verhoeven’s Nasty Girl” and as “a social critic/raconteur with a vicious, yet loveable personality.”

I was born and raised in Stratford, Ontario and had many vocations, including magician, skateboarder, cafe owner, punk rock concert promoter, taxi driver, municipal activist, publisher and city councillor. These days, however, I’m a touch more laid back and focus my energies on eco-economic development and community building.

I completed a Bachelor of Environmental Studies with an Honours in Planning at the University of Waterloo and a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Western Ontario.

Currently I spend my days in Toronto as an eco-economist managing North American’s largest eco-business zone and my evenings reading, writing and hanging out with my fabulous wife.